Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism

Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems — PISCES Women’s STARS (STEM Aerospace Research Scholars) Program has received $15,000 in supplemental funding awards to encourage and support Hawaii’s young women in STEM this summer.

Hawaii State Energy Office — HSEO has completed a study analyzing alternative models for utility ownership and regulation in Hawaii.

Creative Lab Hawaii has announced the industry mentors and CLH fellows chosen for its competitive 2019 Immersive programs designed for screenwriters, motion picture producers and web-series developers.

Hawaii State Energy Office — The Hawaii State Energy Office will host a public briefing to present the findings of a study requested by the Legislature to analyze the costs and benefits various models of utility ownership and regulation in Hawaii.

Hawaii Technology Development Corporation — HTDC announced today that its Hawaii Center for Advanced Transportation Technologies program recently awarded an $8.3 million contract for first of a series of microgrids at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.

Hawaii Technology Development Corporation — The public is invited to view a demonstration of how collaborative robots are used in industry during a free event sponsored by HTDC's Innovate Hawaii program and the Chamber of Commerce Hawaii.

DBEDT released its second quarter 2019 Statistical and Economic Report today with first quarter results. In this report, DBEDT kept its economic growth forecast (GDP) from the first quarter of 2019 unchanged at rates between 1.2 percent and 1.4 percent for the next few years.

DBEDT released its first quarter 2019 Statistical and Economic Report today. In this report, DBEDT kept its projection on Hawaii economic growth unchanged from its fourth quarter 2018 projection.

Hawaii State Energy Office — Electrify America has selected Honolulu as one of 18 metropolitan areas to receive investment in electric vehicle DC fast chargers as part of the second phase of the organization’s National Zero Emissions Vehicle Investment Plan.

Hawaii State Energy Office — Hawaii has been named one of 16 states to represent the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners and the National Association of State Energy Officials on a joint task force.